NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Steiner Leisure Limited ﾠannounced today that it has extended its agreements with Miami-based Carnival Cruise Lines and Seattle-based Holland America Line. Carnival Cruise Lines’ existing agreement was scheduled to expire on December 1, 2005 and Holland America Line’s on November 30, 2007. Under the new structure, beginning on January 1, 2006 each cruise lineﾴs vessels will be divided into three classes with three, four and five year terms.
As a result of the extension, Steiner will continue to be the exclusive provider of spa and beauty treatments, hairdressing and fitness programs for Spa Carnival aboard Carnival’s existing fleet of 20 cruise ships, as well as on the Carnival Liberty and Carnival Freedom scheduled for delivery in 2005 and 2007, respectively, and any new ships announced by Carnival through December 2006.
As a result of the Holland America Line extension, Steiner will also continue to provide these treatments and programs on Holland America Line’s fleet of 12 ships, as well as on the Noordam scheduled for delivery in 2006 and on any new Holland America ships announced through December 2006. The new agreement allows for Holland America Line’s fleet of ships to continue to enjoy exclusive use of Steiner’s luxury “Greenhouse Spa” brand within the maritime industry.
Leonard I. Fluxman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Steiner Leisure, commented, “We are very excited about our contract extension with Carnival Cruise Lines and Holland America Line, and the continuation of our long relationship with these two outstanding cruise companies.”
About Steiner:
Steiner Leisure Limited is a worldwide provider of spa services. The Company’s operations include spas and salons on 118 cruise ships, and in 50 resort spas and two luxury day spas. Our cruise line and land-based resort customers include Carnival Cruise Lines, Caesars Entertainment, Celebrity Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Cunard/Seabourn Cruise Lines, Hilton Hotels, Holland America Line, Kerzner International, Marriott Hotels, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Princess Cruises and Royal Caribbean Cruises. Our Elemis Limited subsidiary manufactures its Elemisﾮ brand products for use in our cruise ship and land-based spas. This top quality European line of beauty products is also distributed worldwide to exclusive hotels, salons, health clubs and destination spas. Elemisﾮ, as well as other Steiner private label products, including La Therapieﾮ, Ionithermie, and Steiner Hair Care, are available at http://www.timetospa.com.
Steiner Leisure also owns and operates three post secondary schools (comprised of a total of seven campuses) located in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando and Sarasota, Florida; Baltimore, Maryland; York, Pennsylvania and Charlottesville, Virginia. Offering degree and non-degree programs in massage therapy and skin care, these schools train and qualify spa professionals for health and beauty positions within the Steiner family of companies or other industry entities.
